Where does “Dorfkind” come from?

Dorfkind (German) comes from German dorf, from Middle High German dorf, from Old High German dorf, from Proto-West Germanic þorp, from Proto-Germanic þurpą, from Proto-Indo-European treb- — settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell.

Dorfkind (German): village child

Definitions

  1. village child

Ancestry of “Dorfkind”, step by step

Dorfkind traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German dorf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandorfvillage rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town
2Middle High Germandorfvillage (rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town)
3Old High Germandorfvillage
4Proto-West Germanicþorpvillage, rural settlement; gathering of people;...
5Proto-Germanicþurpąvillage, rural settlement; gathering of people;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeantreb-settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell

via German kind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankindkid; child young person
2Middle High Germankintkid; child
3Old High Germankindkid; child
4Proto-West Germanickindchild
5Proto-GermanickindąAlternative form of *kinþą; child; offspring
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European treb-Every word from Proto-Germanic þurpąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic þorp
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